"Freeman" - by Tim Wood - Performed by Gerry Kane

[MississippiSheik]

Saw Tim in Gillies Bar Rothesay

4 weeks ago totaly fantastic bought his cd.....the obvious rhyme totaly recomend it.

[thenewbluesman]

I saw Tim several times at the 'poly bar' (was then Teesside polytechnic) folk and blues club on Sunday evenings in the early '80s. I bought his album there. He performed on Sundays quiter regulary along with other favorites, Eddie Walker and the Hokum Hotshote, both still performing. He was very entertaining and had facinating guitar style especially on 'making my mind up'.

Gary Bonnar

[gerrykane2]

Thank to everyone who comments on this. Kev, I know you removed you comment, but I hope your understanding that a new Tim Wood album is either on it's way or just released. Tim if you're out there we'd love to know!!

[kleb1962]

Hello!

Very well played with a lot of feeling. I heard this song first arrangeged by a GERMAN Irish Folk Rock Band, named Fiddler's Green, since it is one of mine favorite songs. If you want, I send this arrangement as mp3. Do you have the original Chords of this song?

Greetings from Germany!

[psychderek]

I was a student in Leeds in the 80's- I used to go and see tim wood every sunday night at The Fenton -fuckin brilliant -happy memories

[psychderek]

then i saw him play in rotherham in about 1990 and we had a long chat -where are you tim??!!

[MJKrei]

I really love that song. I have the CD of Chris Jones, playing it, but i could not find a possibilety to buy CDs of Tim Wood himselve anywere. did he Record any CDs?

Would be Great, if anyone knows something about that.

You played it really good! Thanks for posting!

matthias

[DaveyEss]

Very nicely done and a great song. Thanks also for making the way it's played so clear.

[jamieelh]

Lovely version of a great song. I'd love to pick your brains for the chords (though I'd be playing in standard tuning - can't do that fancy stuff!)

I lived in Leeds in the early to mid-80s and was a regular at Tim's gigs. My thoughts have recently returned to him as I've been importing my old battered LPs, including Getting Your Own Back, into i-tunes - still sounds as fresh as ever. It greives me greatly to hear that he's out of action by illness. Good that you're keeping the beacon burning!

[gerrykane2]

Thanks for the comment - I understand your "fear" of the alternative tuning - but really it's so much easier! Please try it (Low E to D, then G,D,G,B,D) if you look at my tutorial on Both Sides Now, I run through this at the start. The "chords" a 1 or 2 fingers - max of 3 - the "hard" in "never seen it rain so HARD", If you want I'll eventually put up a brief tutorial on this also. It's great to see so many folks out there like this. Thanks again.

[timb1111]

The only other album I knew of was The Whisper (1985)- bleak but good. I saw Tim several times, mostly performing, but once at the Nursery Inn in Hartlepool when he turned up very late and without any of his kit. He insisted he couldn't play without his electronics. As he'd come up from Leeds he couldn't go and get it and so he just sat in the audience for a while till everyone went home!

Gerry, have you worked out any of the other songs by him?

[gerrykane2]

Sadly I haven't - but your interest will get me thinking! (LOL). This song (freeman)was a minor hit over here for an Irish artist (who's name escapes me) I believe (at least when i play it live - some people recognise it). Love your story - that seems to be the way. have you heard any Jon Stong stuff (producer on this LP) only had one "very bad" quality bootleg of him - but great all the same.

[timb1111]

Lieran Halpin did Freeman with Tom McConville (I think on the Streets of Everywhere LP). Yes I have a low quality cassette somewhere of a local radio session by Jon Strong from c 1980. He likened himself to Paul Brady but was still a long way off at that time. But he did a good song called Got the Train Down Here and a better one called Never Never Land.

[timb1111]

Lovely version. Getting Your Own back is my favourite album. Where is Tim Wood now?

[gerrykane2]

I'd love to know. I first hear the album in '84/'85 from a friend who worked for CBS. I used to play at an "Open Mike" session in Kenton, north London, and talking to the guy who ran the place, he knew Tim! I had the LP "Getting Your Own Back", and he got Tim to send me on 2 further albums (one LP - Dam the Weather - one Tape - Remember Denis). I was meant to play "support" to him in London - but he never made it!

[liztonto]

The last I heard he was unable to play the guitar at all due to really bad psriasis (sorry about spelling) on his hands. A real shame. I've been trying to track down albums by him for ages with no success. Liz

[WilderPIlger]

The name of the guy is Kieran Halpin. Also did Chris Jones (who sadly passed away already) record and perform "freeman" with Steve Baker on their album "everybody's cryin' mercy". it'S a pity you find almost nothing about chris' work here on youtube, he was one of the greatest guitarists of our time and the albums he recorded contain some of my all - time - favourite recordings...